Improvement in car-couplings



R. M1550 & B. J. WARNER.

CAR-COUPLING.

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ATTORNEYS.

N. PETERS, PHOTD-LITHOGRAPHiR. WASHINGTON D. C:

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

ROCCO MISSo'AND BISHOP J. WARNER, on MACON, MISSISSIPPI.

IMPROVEMENT IN CAR-COUPLINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 176,871, dated May 2, 1876; application filed March 21, 1876.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, ROCCO MISSO and BISHOP J. WARNER, of the city of Macon, in the county of Noxubee and State of Mississippi, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gar-Oouplin g, of which the following is a specification:

In the accompanying drawing,'Figure1represents a side elevation of my improved carcoupling; Fig. 2, a front view of the same;

ball-weight, F, at the other a triangular restpiece, 0, for the vertically-sliding pin-holding rod D. The pin-holding rod D carries the pin by a forward-extending arm, and may be operated from the top side or platform of the car to raise the pin, being retained in uncoupled position by the rest-piece O, that swings by the action of the weight into horizontal position to support the broader end or foot of the pin-rod D. Each draw-head B is provided with a rigid forward-extending rod having buffer-block Gr, that Strikes, on the ap proaoh of the car, the Weight of the rock-bar,- so as to throw the rest-piece into vertical position, and admit the dropping of the pin-rod, fol-coupling the link H. The link H is retained in position-for coupling by the rockbar, and has solid ends, which may be readily produced by welding plates on the ends of the common links.-

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. [n automaticcar-couplings, the swinging rock-bar of a draw-head having outer pendent.

weight and rest-piece, in combination with a sliding pin -carrying-rod, and the couplinglink, to drop pin'for coupling when the weight of the rock-bar is carried back, substantially i as set forth.

2. The draw-head in automatic car-coupling, providedwith a rigid forward-extending arm and buffer to strike pendent weight of rockbar of adjoining drawhead and drop pinhclding rod, substantially as set forth,

ROGGO MISSO.

B. J. WARNER.

Witnesses: T. J. WHITE,

(3. H. BRIDGES. 

